The threat of rising seas has more South Florida officials shifting from “What if?” to “What do we do?” when it comes to dealing with climate change.

South Florida scientists, government officials, representatives from Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties and environmental leaders converged on Palm Beach County Thursday to coordinate their fight against climate change.

Scary as the potential repercussions of climate change — and the potential public costs — may be, officials said the time has come to take action.

“Scary as the potential repercussions of climate change — and the potential public costs — may be, officials said the time has come to take action.” Or maybe not.
Just hyperventilating about an unsubstantiated theory.